Talks Continue Over Airline Wage Increase Dispute
Negotiators from airlines and the union faced off as they sought a fair settlement over a 50 percent wage hike demand, with the union charging inflationary pressure and the airlines stressing cost estimates. No federal action beyond mediation. Taft-Hartley exclusions complicate injunctive options.
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Reynolds
Ramsey
William J. Curtin
Union
Curtin
Presidential
Labor Department
Presidential Emergency Board
Taft-Hartley
Heat crisis hits Nebraska and surrounding states hard
Power shortages stretched from Hallam to Hastings as temperatures topped 100. Omaha and Beatrice prepared load reductions while plants shut air conditioning and nonessential use. Officials warned of possible half hour rolling cuts if Hallam repairs lag and the Railway Labor Act dispute lingered. Across the nation the strike disrupted travel, tourism, and freight operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Omaha Public Power District
Lynn Monroe
Consumers Public Power District
Columbus
Neb
Kearney
Hastings
Big Consumers Cooperative Association
Cornhusker Ordnance
Grand Island
Hallam
Ollie Brand
Nebraska Public Power System
Nebraska
Checkerboard tactics aid Mil ford Lt Col Emerson in Viet War
Lt Col Henry Emerson of Milford Pennsylvania and the 2nd Battalion 502nd Infantry conceive a checkerboard method using small guerilla units to locate fix and finish Viet Cong targets. The approach reduces helicopter resupply, prompts heavier reliance on conventional forces, and supports local Vietnamese people while securing rice caches and aiding regional harvests.
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Henry Emerson
Milford
502Nd Infantry
Emerson
Willard Pearson
Pearson
Qui Nhon
Tuy Hoa
Saigon
Poverty rise lags behind national economic growth says Kershaw
Kershaw notes poverty increases over the prior year, yet remains below the rise in gross national product and federal tax revenues. He cautions that no estimates exist for the last four years but hopes programs through 1972 will reduce total poverty war spending after 1972, with housing for the poor nearing catch‑up by 1972 and ongoing costs lower thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kershaw
Virginia primary reshapes conservative image in Washington
The Virginia primary produced upsets and solid wins reshaping the state's political balance. Incumbents Robertson, Spong, and Byrd Jr. faced strong challenges from moderate rivals in a race watched for its implications on national Democratic relations and Virginia’s move toward moderation. Balloting spanned urban and rural districts, with results showing urban sprawl and Byrd organization influence as pivotal factors.
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Virginia
Washington
Watkins M. Abbitt
Lewis A. Curling
Clive L. du Val II
Thomas H. Woods
Falls Church
Joel T. Broyhill
General Assembly
Robertson
Smith
Senate
Byrd Sr
House
Howard W. Smith
George C. Rawlings Jr
Spong
Richmond
Boothe
Alexandria
Washington, D.C
Tidewater Virginia
Byrd Organization
Byrd Jr
Harry F. Byrd Sr
Byrd
William &. Spong Jr
Portsmouth
Tidewater
Reapportionment draws northern Fairfax voters seeking votes
In a three-way House contest, veteran 83 year old Smith faces challenger Rawlings as district lines shift to include new voters from northern Fairfax County. Rawlings attacks Smith over Rules Committee actions while Smith defends decades of service and asks constituents to decide his fate.
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Fairfax County
Smith-Rawlings
House
Smith
Rawlings
Virginia
Suh
Rules Committee
Congress
Gandhi Visits Moscow To Seek Viet Nam Peace Support
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi arrives in Moscow to press her Viet Nam peace plan on Soviet leaders who have thus far rejected similar proposals. Talks with Premier Kosygin are brief, with a follow up set for Wednesday in the Kremlin. She seeks a 1954 General Conference reconvening, an immediate halt to bombing, and a settlement based on foreign troop withdrawal and Viet Nam's independence.
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Moscow
Indira Gandhi
India
Viet Nam
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kremlin
Gandhi
New Delhi
U.S
Laos
Cambodia
Red China
Chen Yi
Hanoi
Geneva
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Tito
Yugoslavia
Cairo
Nasser
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Ganchi
Heat prompts energy alert as Midwest reels from outages
Federal Power Commission Chairman Lee White urged 500 major utilities to ready full power resources to curb widespread outages in the heat wave. He spoke after Nebraska’s blackout left two thirds without power while in Florissant a birth occurred during a later outage as Union Electric cut service to manage demand. Lumpp of Union Electric said cooling demand pushed capacity to the limit and outages would shift across areas, lasting up to two hours per block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Federal Power Commission
Lee C. White
White
Power Commission
Nebraska
Frank B. Morrison
Commission
John Schneider
Florissant
Electric Company
James Lumpp
Union Electric Co
Lumpp
Rusk urges peace moves amid Viet Nam crisis
Secretary of State Dean Rusk calls for active steps toward peace in Viet Nam and stresses continued support for U S allies. He notes no change in the other side's stance, supports rapid civilian development, and cites unity among Atlantic alliance nations and free Asian governments against communism in South Viet Nam. He warns regional winds of change are limited in Hanoi and Peking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geles
Rusk
Argentina
United States
Atlantic Alliance
Hanoi-Haiphong
Viet Nam
Saigon
North
Australia
Philippines
China
Japan
Korea
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Canberra
Asia
South Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
Hanoi
Peking
Free Asia
Heat Wave Forecast Advances From High Pressure Cells
Winds Forecasts Division notes a massive high-pressure system forming over the eastern Pacific and another in the Atlantic. Two such cells spawned a third over central North America as air sank, warmed, and clouds dispersed. Namias works on a 30-day outlook due Friday and expects changes, though no exact duration is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic
North American
Namias
Vietnam War Air Campaign Reports Heavy Air Losses
Aircraft losses and combat actions dominate the update with U S and Vietnamese sorties in South Viet Nam and strikes on Viet Cong targets. Reports include B52 and Navy air strikes, missile site destruction, and encounters with MIG21s near Hanoi. Details name pilots, bases, and specific targets while noting overall heavier action in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Viet Nam
U.S
South
South Viet Nam
Strategic Air Command
Highlands
Tuy Hoa
Vinh
Navy
Hanoi
Air Force
Aaron J. Bowsman
Madras
Ore
North Viet Nam
Bowman
Yen Bay
Marion M. Angel
Harrison
Ark
Happ
Clyde E. Hayman
Fruitand
Nguyen Cao Ky
Civi
Eomment
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Mrs. Gandhi
Sunbeam Bakers
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Yates
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